Size structure of earthworms populations and the theory of neutrality Cover Image

Размерная структура популяций дождевых червейи теория нейтральности
Size structure of earthworms populations and the theory of neutrality

Author(s): O. М. Kunah
Subject(s): Sociobiology
Published by: Дніпропетровський національний університет імені Олеся Гончара
Keywords: earthworms populations; morphology;

Summary/Abstract: The paper points that neutrality theory allows to describe a distribution of earthworms’ body weight classes in the population. The statistical parameters can be interpreted in terms of the population ecology. The dynamics of parameters distribution over seasons and under anthropogenic impact demonstrates that sense assigned to the distribution parameters is very close to real processes in animal population.

  • Issue Year: 16/2008
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 133-140
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Russian